Paul says: For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God (II Cor. 2:17)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...

Paul told the elders at Ephesus that he knew that "after his departing", many of the elders among themselves would arise "speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." (Acts 20:30)
 
The apostle John told the church group there were already "many antichrist" who had come among their church group.
 
II John 2:18-19   Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.  They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
 
Some of them went out and started other church groups, and preached "another doctrine".
 
Hereby all these denominations began.  And many other denominations came later through the centuries, between the early church set up by Jesus from heaven at the time Jesus was taken into heaven, until now in the time where we live.
 
But we have only one doctrine and that is the doctrine of the New Testament Bible by the Holy Spirit of God.
 
And we have one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God.
 
But there are many church denominations and many diverse doctrines in these groups.
 
How do we know the truth?
 
We read the New Testament Bible and when we are of God, HE opens our eyes to see the truth and the doctrines of Christ.
 
II Timothy 3:16-17    All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
 
When we see a church teaching something opposite to the doctrine of Christ which we read the in Bible we leave that church group, knowing it is "antichrist" opposite to the doctrine of Christ, the Word.
 

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